Ora-Ora is delighted to announce a major new multi-disciplinary group show for August, and its first collaboration with independent Hong Kong-based curator Zoie Yung.

“The Pleasure-Dome of Hills: A Curated Hallucination of a Modern Literati” pays tribute to Ora-Ora’s location in Tai Kwun and Hollywood Road, including the fine rosewood furniture trade with which the street is synonymous. The line-up of 13 artists, many of whom are from Hong Kong, is as follows: Chan Cho Kiu Bunchi, Emily Cheng, Dave Chow Yui Wang, Huang Dan, Ashlee Ip, Vann Kwok, Lam Duen Shan Ming, Lau Hiu Tung, Mindy Lui, Gerald Mak, Tse Chun Sing, Wengio Wong, and Zhang Zhihui.

Curated around the fictional layout of a scholar’s studio, the presentation juxtaposes Ming Dynasty huanghuali, Qing Dynasty zitan and Republican Period Rosewood furniture with contemporary art, crafts, and wearable art. Ora-Ora becomes a space of “polytemporality” where historical monuments and contemporary interventions seamlessly intersect. It also becomes a space where not only the beauty but the function of heterogenous art is celebrated.

Opening reception: August 27, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Gallery address: 105-107, Barrack Block, Tai Kwun, Central